Synopsis
Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.
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Cast
- Valeria Bruni TedeschiBeatrice Morandini Valdirana
- Micaela RamazzottiDonatella Morelli
- Valentina CarneluttiDott.ssa Fiamma Zappa
- Tommaso RagnoDott. Giorgio Lorenzini
- Sergio AlbelliTorrigiani, dei servizi sociali
- Luisanna PandolfiLuisanna, la caposala
- Francesco LagiPsicologo Francesco
- Giada ParlantiPsicologa riabilitatrice
- Paolo VivaldiInfermiere Basola
- Alice TerranovaInfermiera
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
This is a movie that can be enjoyed in different ways and for lots of reasons. It’s dramatic and it’s funny, and it has a warm humanity at its center. - 90
Variety
Boasting a deliriously loquacious script together with a rare understanding of how to balance certain Italian caricatures with a grounding sense of realism – a combination that’s truly Virzì’s forte – the film takes two psychologically damaged women...and makes them into a mutually supportive duo who surprisingly touch our emotions. - 80
Screen Daily
The film’s freewheeling energy is as appealing as its developments are unpredictable. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Director Paolo Virzì, who co-wrote with Francesca Archibugi, keeps the jam-packed film moving apace with a whirlwind of high-wire emotionality, memorable set pieces and vivid location work. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Even though one could argue that Bruni Tedeschi was typecast here, she takes the role and runs with it, beautifully grading the different nuances of her headstrong character, whose outward exuberance clearly hides a lot of hurt and a fear of loneliness. - 60
The New York Times
An energetic, visually attractive but ultimately irritating comedy-drama. - 50
Slant Magazine
Restless, at times even chaotic, the film often seems to be replicating the experience of having a manic episode. - 50
Village Voice
Like Crazy seems content to coast on the contrast between Beatrice's abrasive energy and Donatella's quiet anguish, with neither character developed with depth sufficient to justify the time we spend with them.
